Everything You Need To Know About Punjab Health Department-Pakistan

Punjab Health Department is also known as Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department. This health department is delivering the best quality healthcare services to all. It is providing these services through an efficient and effective delivery system that is accessible, acceptable and affordable for all. Punjab Health Department has the main goal to improve health and life of all, especially women and children. Some main points related to health services are as:

Health Services

Punjab Health Department or Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department is the key department for the people of Punjab. Its main responsibility is for the health of communities and the entire province. It delivers Tertiary Health Care level Services for Punjab through a well-designed infrastructure. Health Care in the provinces is divided into:

7 District Headquarter Hospitals (DHQs)

45 Teaching/ tertiary Care Hospitals

6 Medical Universities

14 Medical Institutes / Colleges

56 Nursing Schools

Health Care Services in Punjab Health Department

Health care services are the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, injury and other physical & mental impairments in citizens. These services are delivered by experienced specialists in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, associated health etc. These services are as:

Preventive Care Services

Promotive Services

Curative Care Services

Rehabilitation Services

Tertiary Care Services

Tertiary care is specialized consultative health care for inpatients on referral from a primary or secondary health professional. The main problems that cure in tertiary care are:

Head and neck oncology

Perinatology (high-risk pregnancies)

Neonatology (high-risk newborn care)

PET scans

Organ transplantation

Trauma surgery

High-dose chemotherapy for cancer cases

Growth and puberty disorders

Neurology and neurosurgery

Medical Universities Linked to Punjab Health Department

Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore

King Edward Medical University, Lahore

University of Health Sciences, Lahore

Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad

Nishtar Medical University, Multan

Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi

Medical Colleges Linked to Punjab Health Department

Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur

D.G Khan Medical College, D.G Khan

Gujranwala Medical College, Gujranwala

Services Institute of Medical Science, Lahore

Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore

De-Montmorency college of Dentistry, Lahore

Ameer Ud Din Medical College, Lahore

Nishtar Institute of Dentistry, Dental College, Multan

Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan

Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal

Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot

Attached Departments with Punjab Health Department

Punjab Pharmacy Council, Lahore

Directorate General of Nursing Services, Punjab

Punjab Health Foundation, Lahore

Punjab Medical Faculty, Lahore

Blood Transfusion Services, Lahore

Feedback & Jobs Portal

There is a feedback and jobs portal for people who want to give any suggestion or want to get a job.

You can get information for upcoming jobs in Punjab Health Department through its official website health.punjab.gov.pk